My 12 year old daughter and I loved our Family Bushcraft weekend. We learned so much: shelter building, knot tying, fire skills, water purifying amongst others. Graham was so knowledgeable and intere... See more
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Fantastic weekend away! Really enjoyed myself. As someone who had very little experience I wasn't overwhelmed. The activities (fire starting, making shelters, using the knives and working with wood, n... See more
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I had a great weekend. I particularly enjoyed learning how to start a fire through various methods including magnifying glass or flint and steel. It was also useful to learn how to set up a hammock or... See more
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Being in the beautiful woodland seeing the specimens of trees beats any text book or app!! The pre & post text of knowledge is teatime to the teaching method as Graham’s knowledge is vast & always i... See more
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Bushcraft & Survival School within 45 acres of private woodland in Bayford, near Hertford, Hertfordshire. Established for over 10 years, we offer weekend courses and day workshops that teach a range of skills for all ages such as shelter building, fire lighting and management, camp craft, water sourcing and purification, use of different bushcraft tools and plant and tree ID. All courses are based around an expedition style camp with a covered communal area at the heart. A kettle is constantly on the fire, biscuit tin, tea, coffee, water and squash are provided, so students can make drinks at any time. The site has a cabin with a low environmental impact composting toilet. Hand washing bowls, soap, hand sanitiser and antibacterial wipes are provided to ensure good camp hygiene. Our maximum course and day workshop size is 14, and lessons are planned to give instruction and demonstrations of techniques followed by plenty of hands on practice.
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Private woodland, SG13 8QB, Bayford, United Kingdom
- 07971289604
- info@polarisbushcraft.co.uk
- polarisbushcraft.co.uk
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Spring Foraging Day
A really interesting day pottering around in beautiful woods looking at a huge array of native plants and trees. Graham & Natalie were very knowledgeable about the plants, roots and seeds in the woods and we ate our way through the day sampling many different things. The recipes and products to sample at the end of the day have inspired me to try more wild cooking.
April 13, 2025
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Hi Helen we're so glad you enjoyed the wild food and foraging day! Thanks so much for taking the time to rate the course and review the day, much appreciated! Enjoy your wild cooking :-) thanks again Graham
Amazing day
Amazing day, thoroughly enjoyed it and was really informative. Will be coming back. Thanks again
March 29, 2025
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Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
Hi Dee thanks so much for your positive review of the Bushcraft Essentials day! I'm so glad you found it informative and enjoyed yourself! Hope to see you again soon! thanks again much appreciated, Graham
Thoroughly enjoyable experience
Great location.
Fanastic tuition and facilities. Graham has a wealth of knowledge and was extremely personable and welcomed questions the entire day.
March 29, 2025
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Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
Hi Jackie, I'm so glad you enjoyed your Bushcraft day gift! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a positive review of our facilities and teraching! I'm so glad you had a great time, hope to see you again soon! thanks again Graham
Couldn't recommend it more highly
Couldn't recommend it more highly. Graham is super knowledgeable, patient and fun which makes for a great day where I learned a ton!
March 29, 2025
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Hi Will thanks so much for taking the time to review the Bushcraft Essentials day workshop! I'm so glad you enjoyed it and had a great day out. Thanks again for your recommendation, hope to see you again soon! Graham
A thorough and well paced course
Graham was a welcoming, friendly and extremely knowledgeable teacher. The content of the course was thorough and was delivered in both a practical and a class based format.
Although there was a lot to cover in the weekend there was plenty of time scheduled for breaks or to practice recently learnt skills.
Absolutely worth the money for anyone who wants to learn about bushcraft, plant and habitat knowledge as well as practice a ton of new skills.
November 10, 2024
Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
Hi Tim, thanks so much for taking time to review the advanced bushcraft & survival weekend! I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much and found it worthwhile. Thanks again! Hope to see you again in the woods! Graham
A fantastic day with Graham at Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
A fantastic day with Graham at Polaris, he knows his stuff and was very happy to share this knowledge through organised activities within a stunning woodland. I look forward to attending more courses with Polaris in the future.
January 19, 2025
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HI Darren thanks very much for your positive review of the Winter Tree ID and Uses day. I'm so glad you enjoyed it and may come again! Thanks again for sharing your experience, much appreciated! Best regards, Graham
met some great people and day was very…
met some great people and day was very informative
October 20, 2024
Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
Hi Trudi, thanks so much for taking the time to review the Wild food and forage day! I'm so glad you had a good day, thanks again for your 4 star rating! best regards Graham
Gathering fungi Ienjoyed looking for fungi which I…
I enjoyed looking for fungi which I would generally be nervous to gather.
October 20, 2024
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Hi Alison, thanks so much for your 5 star review of the wild food and forage day workshop! I'm so glad you enjoyed it and hope you can have fun foraging in the future. Thanks again for taking the time to review the day, Graham
Informative, interactive and fun
Polaris bushcraft gave me a safe place to explore new interests and reconnect with nature. The tutorials were informative, interactive and fun. I would highly recommend this experience to anyone looking for a get away from modern life.
September 22, 2024
Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
HI Rachel, thanks so much for taking the time to review Polaris Bushcraft! I'm so glad you have enjoyed connecting with nature and had fun on the courses so far. Your review is very much appreciated, thank you again! Best regards Graham
The course is amazing and Graham is…
The course is amazing and Graham is such good craic. So knowledgeable and makes the course so interesting. I learned a lot. So much info so I would have loved to of stayed longer as I probably forgot quite a lot already but you really get your moneys worth.
September 22, 2024
Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
Hi Sophie, thanks so much for taking the time to review the Bushcraft and Survival weekend! I'm delighted you've ranked it 5 stars, and so glad you had an amazing time! I hope you enjoy using your new skills! Thanks again! Best regards Graham PS, You can find me on youtube for a recap if you've forgotten everything!
The course really gave us the skills and confidence to make fire from almost anything.
The course really gave us the confidence to try other materials at home.ive since managed to use a different wood as a hand drill and shape new bow drills at home. it really showed me on it can be as easy as you tube when you know what you are doing. It also showed me the importance of having multiple ways of lighting fires.
November 17, 2024
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Hi Sean, thanks so much for taking the time to review the Mastering Fire day workshop and rating it 5 stars! Im so glad you now have the confidence to getting cracking with other materials avaiable. I hope the skills are usfeul to you! Thanks again for your feedback, Graham
Advanced Bushcraft and Survival Weekend
Beautiful woodland! Nice small friendly group. So many interesting things to do! Graham is a very nice and professional instructor. Thanks Graham. Wanted to back soon. We'll survive :)
November 8, 2024
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Hi Jacek thanks so much for taking the time to review the advanced bushcraft & survival weekend! I'm so glad you had an interesting time and enjoyed your stay in the woods. Thanks again for leaving a 5 star review!
The subtle art of stick shaping!
Thoroughly enjoyable course, giving a great insight into the art of bowmaking and its links to bushcraft.
Your host is knowledgeable and patient, which makes this course accessible for beginners but also of value to more experienced bushcrafters/archers...of which I am neither! I also hate camping but found staying in the woods with a roaring fire and good company thoroughly enjoyable.
If you're considering this well-priced course, at convenient distance from London, don't hesitate!
October 4, 2024
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Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
Thanks so much for taking the time to review the Longbow making weekend, I'm so pleased you enjoyed the course, especially as you hate camping! Thanks again for your positive review, much appreciated. I hope you enjoy using your bow.
Foraging with Polaris
The foraging place was in a forested area, learned to identify a number of new shrooms as well as a number of edible and medicinal plants. Some mushrooms I expected to find were unfortunately lacking such as the wood bluit. Taster session at the end by the campfire was nice. Only part I would like next time is a walk through nearby fields to try and discover some shrooms and plants there. I bet we would have discovered more. Great instructor couple!
October 20, 2024
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Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
Thanks so much for taking the time to review the Autumn Wild Food and Forage day, I'm glad you enjoyed it! The fields you mention are private farmland with no right of way, so we stay off them, but the fields themselves migjt not be as rewarding as you think, as they are farmed for crops so the mycelium growth is disturbed. Field margins along and under hedgerows are a great place to look for fungi though as they tend to be undisturbed over long periods of time. Only forage where you have permission to go. Thanks again, I hope you enjoy your future forages!
The longbow making course was fun (but quite hard work!)
The longbow making course was quite an intense weekend in terms of the learning and making but it was set out really well with plenty of support and guidance from Graham. I learnt a lot about longbow making, and myself! Even though there was a lot to get through during the weekend the atmosphere felt nicely relaxed and the beautiful woodland setting (& kettle constantly on the fire) was a lovely way to spend the weekend. Thanks!
October 5, 2024
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Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
Hi Jo thans so much for taking the time to review your Longbow making weekend, much appreciated! I'm so glad you enjoyed the weekend and learnt alot. Let me know how shooting your bow goes! Best regards, and thanks again, Graham
Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
Hi, thanks so much for taking the time to leave your positive review of the Bushcraft Essentials day workshop. I so glad you found it informative and a had a good time! Thanks again, Graham
Simply excellent
I did the bushcraft day and learnt loads of incredible skills and information. Very keen to do more. I can't recommend it enough.
April 13, 2024
Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
Hi HJ, thanks so much for taking the time to review the bushcraft essentials day and rating it 5 stars! I'm so glad you learnt alot from the day and hope to see you again in the woods! Thanks again, much appreciated! best regards, Graham
Have been to 3 of Grahams previous…
Have been to 3 of Grahams previous courses. He is a n excellent instructor and his setup at the camp is great. Will defiantly be back!
March 31, 2024
Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
Hi Richard, thanks so much for your kind review and giving the bow making weekend 5 stars, much appreciated! Best regards, Graham
AMAZING!!
AMAZING!!! Loved every second of it. Can't wait to do the advanced course. Graham is fab and so knowledgeable. Perfect location as you can get the train there too. Couldn't recommend enough!
September 20, 2024
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Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
Thanks so much for taking the time to review the bushcraft & survival weekend and rate us 5 stars! I'm so glad you had an amazing time and the location so convenient to travel to! Hope to see you again, happy adventures, and many thanks, Graham
Amazing Bushcraft & Survival weekend w/Graham
Did a Bushcraft & Survival weekend with Graham on 20-22 September and it was great! Fun, educational and lovely group of people. Highly recommend!
September 20, 2024
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Reply from Polaris Wilderness Adventure Ltd
Thanks so much for taking the time to review the bushcraft and survival weekend and for your 5 Star rating! Much appreciated, I'm so delighted you had a good time! thanks again! Graham
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